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10 Ways Steve Jobs Changed the World
Fortune looks back at how Steve Jobs changed the way we think about and use technology forever, putting his own stamp on everything from the personal computer...
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Steve Jobs, Apple's Visionary, Dies at 56
Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led a cultural transformation in the way music, movies...
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From Doom to Rage: 20 Years of Id Development
Both Tim Willits and Matt Hooper got their start in game design as fans, creating maps for id Software games like Doom and Quake. Now, as the studio celebrates...
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Nissan's Cars Will Read Your Mind
The Japanese automaker is teaming up with Swiss researchers to build a car that will predict its driver's intentions.
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Idaho Lab in a Race to Shore Up Critical Infrastructure Systems
All it took was one click of a mouse from the CEO of the ACME Chemical company.
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Decoding Our Chatter
Want to monitor an earthquake, track political activity or predict the ups and downs of the stock market? Researchers have found a bonanza of real-time data in...
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Army Tracking Plan: Drones That Never Forget a Face
Perhaps the idea of spy drones already makes your nervous. Maybe you’re uncomfortable with the notion of an unblinking, robotic eye in the sky that can watch...
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Supreme Court Docket: Surveillance, Profanity, and Thought Patents
The Supreme Court’s 2011–2012 term began Oct. 3 with arguments on the docket concerning everything from television profanity to warrantless GPS surveillance.
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Before Latest Phone Debut, Apple Has Harsher Competition
As soon as Apple unveils its highly anticipated new version of the iPhone on Tuesday, millions of people are likely to start plotting how to be among the first...
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How to Hatch a Dinosaur
People have told Jack Horner he’s crazy before, but he has always turned out to be right.
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On the Front Line Against the Next Stuxnet
Something has gone terribly wrong on the plant floor at ACME Specialty Chemical International Inc.
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Taking Touch Beyond the Touch Screen
A tablet computer developed collaboratively by researchers at Intel, Microsoft, and the University of Washington can be controlled not only by swiping and pinching...
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Ready For the Robot Revolution?
Robots are about to invade our lives. From performing household chores, to entertaining and educating our children, to looking after the elderly, roboticists...
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Wireless Network Can Watch Your Breathing
University of Utah researchers have found that wireless signals can indicate if people in the area are breathing. The researchers surrounded a volunteer with...
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Will Advanced Biometrics Automate Future War Machines?
At the recent Biometric Consortium Conference, researchers unveiled several prototypes of advanced camera-based systems that could be used to remotely capture...
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Kinect Project Merges Real and Virtual Worlds
Microsoft researchers recently demonstrated KinectFusion, a research project that lets users generate three-dimensional (3D) models in real time using a standard...
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Nasa Plans High-Speed Space Communications System
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is developing a laser-based optical communications system that will be able to move data at rates...
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Rat Cyborg Gets Digital Cerebellum
Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a synthetic cerebellum that can receive sensor inputs from the brainstem, interpret neuronal information, and send...
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Which Telecoms Store Your Data the Longest? Secret Memo Tells All
The nation’s major mobile-phone providers are keeping a treasure trove of sensitive data on their customers, according to newly released Justice Department internal...
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